Garment-fastener.



lNo.331,435," PATENTED MAR.10, 1908.. F. MosKov1Ts,B. BBRKovITs & J. GNSBBRGBR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFroE.

FARKAS MOSKOVITS, BLA BERKOVITS, AND JEN GNSBERGER, OF NAGYVRAD, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

GARMENT-FASTENER.

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` ,Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed March 27, 1907. Serial No. 364,890.

To all whom tmay concern.'

Be it known that we, FARKAs MosKoviTs7 BLA BERKovIrs, and JEN GNSBERGER, all citizens of Austria-Hungary, residing at N agyvarad, county of Bihar, and Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention relates to a safety chain that will prevent the unauthorized removal or abstraction of articles of clothing, hats, etc.

The invention is shown in ing drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the safety chain as used for overcoats. Fig. 2 is a view of the safety chain firmly attached to a clothes hook.

The safety chain made of very tough and well hardened steel consists of three branches l, 2 and 3, of which the branch 2 carries the the accompanypin-bolt 5 of a fastening lock 4, of any preferred form of construction, attached to branch 1.

According to the style of construction shown in Fig. 1 the chain branch 3 is attached to the hanger 6 secured to the overl coat. Said hanger consists of a strong steel chain, each end of which is secured to a' small steel disk 7 which by means of rivets passing through the goods of the coat 10 are secured to a narrow steel plate 8 running along the outer side of the coat. Such a hanger presents the advantages as compared with the ordinary sort, thatthe coat without detaching the chain can only be removed by cutting the plate 8 bodily out of the coat which would not only be a troublesome operation and one that could not well be secretly conducted but would result in so badly damaging the coat and with such plain evidence of 'having been stolen that the thief could not well use it. Securing a coat that is hung up is effected by simply winding the chain several times about the clothes hook inl then pressing the fastening pin 5 into the Fig. 2 shows an arrangement in which the chain branch 3 is attached to aclothes hook 9.

What we'claim is:

l. A safety chain for securing wearing apparel comprising a chain having two branches at one end, a lock on one of said branches and a pin on the other adapted lto enter said lock and fastening means at' the other end of said chain.

2. A safety chain having locking means at one end and means for securing it to a coat at the other end7 said securing means comprising a plate, rivets for securing the plate to the coat and a chain secured to the rivets and connected to the main chain.

In testimony whereof we have'signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FARKAS' MOSKOVITS. BELA BERKOVITS. JENO GUNSBERGER.

Witnesses:

HULITA VILUN, CHARLESY EDWARD YATEs. 

